I've always believed that diabetics' immune systems were slightly compromised. Hence why we are more susceptible to severe flus, skin infections, yeast infections, etc that don't respond as easily to antibiotics or treatment. But that doesn't mean we aren't capable of withstanding a cold or even swine flu. I'm sure it's the talking unicorns anyway!
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November 8th, 2009
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Lindsey Guerin
Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 4 years old. She is now 20 and a senior in college.
She went on the pump in October 2007, but decided to return to multiple daily injections in April 2009 after multiple difficulties with the insulin pump. She is now working towards an A1c goal under 7%.
Her father was diagnosed in 2007 with Type 1. It left her questioning who she was with this disease and who she was going to be with diabetes in the future. His diagnosis made diabetes even more of a reality, causing a complete turn around in how she projects the disease to herself and to the world.
In the past three years, Lindsey has struggled with health issues outside of the diabetes world. They have made managing diabetes even harder. Despite the difficulty, she has remained hopeful that her health will not be a problem in the future.
She has started an international diabetic network with another diabetic, which she hopes to grow into a community that can help global diabetics with their financial, emotional and spiritual needs. It can be found at diabeticechoes.ning.com.
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
Lindsey was diagnosed with Type 1 when she was 4 years old. She is now 20 and a senior in college.
She went on the pump in October 2007, but decided to return to multiple daily injections in April 2009 after multiple difficulties with the insulin pump. She is now working towards an A1c goal under 7%.
Her father was diagnosed in 2007 with Type 1. It left her questioning who she was with this disease and who she was going to be with diabetes in the future. His diagnosis made diabetes even more of a reality, causing a complete turn around in how she projects the disease to herself and to the world.
In the past three years, Lindsey has struggled with health issues outside of the diabetes world. They have made managing diabetes even harder. Despite the difficulty, she has remained hopeful that her health will not be a problem in the future.
She has started an international diabetic network with another diabetic, which she hopes to grow into a community that can help global diabetics with their financial, emotional and spiritual needs. It can be found at diabeticechoes.ning.com.
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
On Post: How The Highs Get Me
On October 9th, 2009 at 5:08 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Ketostix. Accurate, although there is a 3-5 hour delay so I check several times. Plus it's 16 years of history with a low risk of ketones and learning the signs of a ketone high compared to just a "normal" one.
On Post: How The Highs Get Me
On October 7th, 2009 at 3:24 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Well if you read in my more recent blogs, the Lantus going up a unit did help with the highs. I started running low constantly (a mix of the Lantus and stress) so now I'm back at my normal dose. May have to raise it again once the stress subsides...we'll have to see!
On Post: How The Highs Get Me
On October 7th, 2009 at 3:23 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
My ketones are typically non-existent, so that's usually not a factor in the fatigue. Pumping might give me more eating flexibility, but I just don't want to have to fight again with the A1c. Lantus has lowered it, so I just can't argue with that...we'll see though at my next appointment if Lantus has kept its helpful attitude. Thanks for all your support!
On September 28th, 2009 at 5:49 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Oh Dantony, how you make me laugh! Now you know my secret though...I have a blue nose! It's awful! :)
On Post: Does Diabetes Win Every Time I Slip?
On September 28th, 2009 at 5:25 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
rlgiles~ I can't even imagine managing diabetes, college, plus kids...let alone kids with illnesses of their own. Control to me is a one day at a time kind of thing. Just keep breathing, keep trying, and keep working towards the goal. The pump will hopefully help you. And maintaining a support system is the biggest chunk of getting control (from your endo, your friends, and your family). Let us know how we can help!
On Post: Food: A Frustrating Need
On September 17th, 2009 at 5:10 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
So true...it's a strange thing to think of food as therapy (without the emotional aspect) but also think of it like a "normal" person would!
On Post: Food: A Frustrating Need
On September 17th, 2009 at 5:09 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Hi D2~ I think you misunderstood the meaning of my post. I was expressing why diabetics do eat and especially the way we do. Thankfully, I don't normally have a problem of just eating and eating. It's developed from habit over the past 16 years of watching everything I eat. You definitely have some good suggestions though for those out there that are having trouble with those areas. As always, thanks for the feedback!
On Post: Scheduling Diabetes Into College
On September 3rd, 2009 at 5:36 EDT Lindsey Guerin said:
Hi Dantony~ Thanks, as always, for the ideas! The fatigue is caused by some of my hormone issues that I have (you'll see in other blogs that I have multiple conditions). And since we've been tweaking the hormones, my symptoms are all over the place.
I'm pretty sure my digestion is okay, because it's just breakfast that I have issues with. It's almost like a late dawn phenom. or an early morning resistance.
Coffee has been proven in studies to raise blood sugars for several hours after ingestion, no matter if carbs are consumed alongside it or not. Something about the way the body synthesizes...however I don't drink coffee :) Coffee should always be bolused for or if you drink it religiously then you can use a pump basal for it, from what I've read.
Other food the night before doesn't seem to weigh on these highs either. Just one of those strange, pesky things about diabetes!
Thanks again!
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Lindsey Guerin
Lindsey is a typical, yet unique, Texas girl who loves shopping, movies and reading. She loves to travel and take risks. She dreams of diabetes cures, never-ending cheesecake and her own airplane. The rest you can discover in her blog!
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